Lots of group topics lately, I love it!
I don't join groups anymore but -- my personal favorite elements of a group that I would look for is, mapless/mapped (I usually enjoyed mapless), literate, family-oriented, semi-realistic+ and maybe some sort of belief and a rivalry plot at times. I really did enjoy a dedicated roleplay, one that does not die off in a week. That can be very irritating! I like being able to go to a website and searching through information about the roleplay, it provides me with more knowledge and lets me decide from there.